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After the usual interminable delay, here's the third part of the translation
for Volume 1 of the "Hime-chan no RIBON" manga.
Part four is in progress (and will probably come after another ridiculously
long delay :-) ).
--Robert DeLoura
deloura@pmel.noaa.gov
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Hime-chan's Ribbon, Volume 1, Part 3
English translation by Robert DeLoura (deloura@pmel.noaa.gov)
Assistance on the tough lines by Hitoshi Doi :-)
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{NOTE: I use curly-braces around any editorial comments I make. }
{This manga uses a lot of small text, written outside of speech bubbles. }
{I do my best to guess whether they're just saying it quietly, or thinking }
{it to themselves, and mark it [quietly] or [thinking], accordingly. }
{'(Author):' indicates a comment the author made along the outer edges of }
{a frame in the manga. Remember that asterisks around a person's name }
{means that it's really Himeko transformed into that person. }
(Page 82)
Hasekura opens the door and walks into his room.
Hasekura: ... Huh?
*Emi* is standing in front of the mirror in Hasekura's closet. There's no
sign of Hime-chan.
*Emi*: Um... heh heh heh heh....
[thinking] Whew, just in time.
Hime-chan transformed into Emi just before Hasekura walked in.
(Page 83)
Hasekura: What're you doing, Emi? Why are you in my room?
*Emi* closes the closet doors.
*Emi*: I'm sorry. I'll leave right now.
*Emi*: See ya! Sorry for being in the way.
*Emi* waves and starts to leave.
Hasekura: Hold on.
You seem strange today. Your face is all red, too.
Hasekura walks over to *Emi* and puts his hand on top of her head, leaning
his forehead against hers.
Hasekura: Maybe you've got a fever?
Hasekura: [thinking] Hmm, you do seem pretty warm.
*Emi* is embarrassed... and a little excited to be so close to Hasekura.
(Page 85)
*Emi* closes her eyes (probably to try and get better control of herself).
Hasekura moves his hand, and steps away. *Emi* opens her eyes again.
Hasekura: Go talk to Mom and she'll give you some medicine.
*Emi*: Um... yeah... I'll do that....
(Page 86)
*Emi* heads out the door and hurries down the stairs. Hasekura calls out
after her....
Hasekura: Make sure you *really* take it [the medicine], now!
*Emi* reaches the bottom of the stairs and rushes out the door... and
narrowly misses colliding with the real Emi. Emi's a bit surprised, but
just watches *Emi* go out the door. Then she goes upstairs to talk to her
brother.
Emi: Oniichan, who was just here?
Hasekura: [puzzled] What're you talking about?
We were talking just a moment ago, weren't we?
Hasekura: So, did you take that medicine?
Emi's confused.
Emi: ... Aren't you the one who needs it?
[thinking] He's sure weird today.
Hime-chan's back home.
Sign: Nonohara {Himeko's last name.}
(Page 87)
Pokota looks up from the {Hime-chan's Ribbon} manga he's reading, as
Hime-chan walks into her room.
Pokota: Ah!
Hime-chan stumbles across the room to her bed.
Pokota: Hime-chan!! Where've you been?
That's not fair, leaving while I'm asleep. Hime-chan!!
Hime-chan plops herself down on the bed, without answering.
Pokota: Hmph.
Aiko suddenly pokes her head in the door.
Aiko: You're back, Himeko?
What happened today? You wanted me to meet you, but you
never showed up.
Himeko: ...I'm sorry....
Aiko: Hmm.
Pokota: [thinking] ...Something's fishy here....
Hime-chan rests face-up on the bed, staring at the ceiling.
(Page 88)
Hime-chan excitedly thinks back to when Hasekura had his hand on her head.
(Author): In her own mind, it was really her. {Not Emi.}
At school the next day....
Manami: Aaaah! Hime-chan!!
Hime-chan walks face-first into a wall.
Icchan: What's wrong? You're completely out of it today.
Himeko: Eh... you think so? Nah, I'm fine, really.
Icchan: Were you thinking about Kobayashi-kun? {Daichi}
Hime-chan walks into another wall.
Himeko: [defensive] Why!? Why would I!? About Daichi!?
Icchan: There are rumors around...
The two of you were together after school.
Nobody knows where you disappeared to afterwards, they say.
[thinking] You're the only ones who know for sure.
(Page 89)
Himeko: Oh, that!!
[thinking] That's not funny!
No! There were special circumstances, I couldn't help
it....
Icchan: What sort of circumstances?
Himeko: They were... um....
Manami: She's definitely hiding something.
Manami and Icchan follow Himeko out the door into the schoolyard.
Manami: You don't need to hide it from us! We're on your side!!
Himeko: It's not like that, I said! This rumor's getting
embarrassing.
I've had enough of it.
Himeko sees Hasekura sitting under a tree in the yard, and suddenly stops
walking. Manami and Icchan don't stop in time, and slam face-first into
each other.
Hasekura: Hi, Hime-chan.
Himeko: Reading the script during lunch break, too?
(Page 90)
Hasekura: Yes... it's my first lead role, after all.
Hasekura: This will be my last public performance in junior high.
I want to do my best so I'll have no regrets about it.
Hasekura: You do your best too, okay?
Himeko: Sure!
[thinking] All I have to do is throw snowflakes, though.
Himeko: [thinking] He's so great... So cool....
Daichi comes out a nearby door and spots the two of them.
Daichi: [thinking] Her... and....
(Page 91)
Daichi: [thinking] ...that weird guy from yesterday....
[thinking] He's from this junior high school?
Hasekura: [to Himeko] Well, see you after school, then. {Drama Club}
Suddenly, Daichi remembers something.
Daichi: [thinking] Ah!
Daichi: [thinking] That's right, I knew I'd seen him somewhere
before... he's the guy from back then.... {The time when
Himeko jump-kicked Daichi in part 1.}
Daichi: [to Himeko] Hey!
Himeko turns around and sees Daichi.
Himeko: Uh oh....
[thinking] Kobayashi-kun....
Daichi: Where *were* you yesterday?
Manami: [excitedly] Ohhh! "Yesterday", he said! They were on a
date!
That's it for sure!
Himeko: [embarrassed] But I said there were special
circumstances...!!
(Page 92)
Hime-chan tries to apologize.
Himeko: I'm sorry! You *really* helped me out in a *big* way
yesterday! Thank you, Kobayashi Daichi-sama-sama!!
{Grovel, grovel, grovel. :-) Two -samas, even.}
Daichi: "I'm not the kind of guy you can fool with words like
those"...
is what I want to say, but I guess I'll forgive you this
time.
Daichi: That guy you were just talking to... is he a twin?
Himeko: You mean Hasekura-sempai? No, why do you ask?
Daichi: Is that so....
[thinking] Hmmmmm.
Manami's still listening in.
Manami: [to Icchan] Ohh! Do you think he's *jealous*? Hmm, hmm?
Icchan is unimpressed. A male student spots Daichi and comes running
outside.
Boy: Ahh! Daichi!!
Daichi: [worried] Ack!
He starts chasing Daichi around.
Boy: You jerk! How dare you put mayonnaise in my custard at
lunch....
[thinking] I was really looking forward to that custard.
Daichi runs for it.
Daichi: [thinking] Uh oh, he found out?
Himeko: [thinking] I don't want to be in any rumors with someone
like that.
(Page 93)
After lunch....
Sign: Music Room
Daichi: ...Hey, Tetsu.
Tetsu: What?
Daichi: A person isn't a twin, but someone on the street looks just
like him. How can that be?
Tetsu: First, you might just be seeing things.
Second, maybe someone just happens to look like him.
Third, maybe someone transformed into him.
[thinking] Fourth, maybe he's really a triplet!
Daichi: Hmmmm.
Daichi: [thinking] Transform...?
(Page 94)
Daichi thinks the following diagram:
Hasekura-1